GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |